Forest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney",[4] is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.

This merged highway widens into a four-lane boulevard as it passes through the town's historic district.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,377 people, 3,128 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town.

The percentage of people aged 5 or older that speak a language other than English at home was 8.4% as recorded from 2014 to 2018.

He is noted for building the original City Hall and was the first mayor to begin the tradition of decorating Main St. by stringing Christmas lights over the road.

The Owls, who play at McNair Field in Forest City, won the CPL championship in 2009 with a record of 51–9, again in 2010 and were ranked as the #1 collegiate summer team in America.

[17] In 2010, Forest City was selected as the location for a new $450 million data center for Facebook.

[18][19] Renovations done to the town in 2019 added Forest City Pavilion on Park Square.

This was a multimillion-dollar project that was undertaken by the town that attracts tourists and increased the value of surrounding homes.

[22] The total percentage of people aged 16 and older in Forest City that made up the labor force according to the census reported from 2014 to 2018 was 48.7%.

The percentage of women recorded in the labor force aged 16 or older was 45.9% from 2014 to 2018 according to information provided by the census.